Category: Labor

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. Former Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Security Adviser and General (RET) Colin Powell FacebookPinterestGoogleRedditStumbleUponTwitterTumblrEmailPrintPocketMoreLinkedInLike...

I’ve been unemployed, I’ve lived check-to-check and I once lived in such a bad neighborhood that I made a game of seeing how many prostitutes I could count on my way home from work (high score was 12) but I’ve never been poor. I’ve been researching and reading a lot about World War...

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. Former Secretary of State, National Security Adviser and General (RET) Colin Powell FacebookPinterestGoogleRedditStumbleUponTwitterTumblrEmailPrintPocketMoreLinkedInLike this:Like...

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Confucius FacebookPinterestGoogleRedditStumbleUponTwitterTumblrEmailPrintPocketMoreLinkedInLike this:Like...

Today is the 153rd birthday of the State of Kansas. The State motto at the top of the Kansas State seal contains the latin phrase “ad astra per aspera” which translates roughly into ‘to the stars through difficulties.’ Good thing that our pioneer forefathers selected State mottoes...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent....

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Former Secretary of State, National Security Adviser and General (RET) Colin Powell FacebookPinterestGoogleRedditStumbleUponTwitterTumblrEmailPrintPocketMoreLinkedInLike this:Like...

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. Former Secretary of State, National Security Adviser and U.S. Army General (RET) Colin Powell FacebookPinterestGoogleRedditStumbleUponTwitterTumblrEmailPrintPocketMoreLinkedInLike this:Like...

The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Andrew’s Note: Thailand’s monarch is an interesting study in political dichotomy but he’s hit the nail on the head when he states that a country made up of citizens...

Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top. Dr. Booker T. Washington, Educator, Inventor, Author, Leader and Former Slave FacebookPinterestGoogleRedditStumbleUponTwitterTumblrEmailPrintPocketMoreLinkedInLike this:Like...